Semiconductor memory device, processing system including the same and power control circuit for the same
A semiconductor memory device may include a plurality of memory cells wherein identifiers may be provided to the memory cells. The semiconductor memory device may include a first circuit, a second circuit and a power control circuit. The first circuit may include a first power terminal and a second power terminal. The second circuit may include a third terminal and a fourth terminal. The power control circuit may be configured to apply a first power voltage or a ground voltage to the first power terminal and to apply the ground voltage to the second power terminal based on the identifiers.
1. A power control circuit for a plurality of memory dies, the memory dies configured to form a stacked chip package, wherein identifiers are assigned to the memory dies, and each of the memory dies includes a first circuit and a second circuit, the power control circuit comprising:
a die determination circuit configured to determine stack positions of the memory dies based on the identifiers of the memory dies to output a die attribute signal; and
a current regulation circuit configured to apply a first power voltage or a ground voltage to a first power terminal of the first circuit and apply the ground voltage to a second power terminal of the first circuit based on the die attribute signal.
2. The power control circuit of claim 1 , wherein the stacked chip package comprises a master core die arranged at a lowermost layer of the stacked chip package and at least one slave core die arranged on the master core die, and the current regulation circuit may apply the first power voltage to the first power terminal when the die attribute signal is outputted.
3. The power control circuit of claim 1 , wherein the stacked chip package comprises a master core die arranged at a lowermost layer of the stacked chip package and at least one slave core die arranged on the master core die, and the current regulation circuit is arranged to apply the ground voltage to the first power terminal when the die attribute signal is outputted, wherein the die attribute signal includes information that the core die corresponds to at least one slave core die.
4. A power control circuit for a plurality of memory dies, the memory dies configured to form a stacked chip package, wherein identifiers are assigned to the memory dies, and each of the memory dies includes a first circuit and a second circuit, the first circuit having a first power terminal and a second power terminal, the power control circuit comprising:
a die determination circuit configured to determine stack positions of the memory dies based on the identifiers of the memory dies to output a die attribute signal; and
a current regulation circuit comprising a switch configured to connect the first power terminal with the second power terminal or disconnect the first power terminal from the second power terminal in response to the die attribute signal, wherein a ground voltage may be applied to the first power terminal and the second power terminal to cut off current consumption of the first circuit in response to the die attribute signal.
5. The power control circuit of claim 4 , wherein the stacked chip package comprises a master core die directly stacked on a base die and at least one slave core die configured to transmit and receive signals with the base die through the master core die,
wherein the current regulation circuit is configured to connect the first power terminal with the second power terminal of the first circuit comprised in each of the slave core die.